Battle of Mariupol (September 2014)

Battle of Mariupol
	Part of the War in Donbas (2014–2022)
	; The Ukrainian forces in Mariupol, 5 September 2014
Date	4–8 September 2014; (4 days)
Location	Mariupol, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Result	Ukrainian victory The DPR offensive was halted by the Armed Forces of Ukraine;
Belligerents
Ukraine	Donetsk People's Republic
Commanders and leaders
Petro Poroshenko; Andriy Biletsky	Alexander Zakharchenko
Units involved
Armed Forces of Ukraine: Ground Forces; Ukrainian Sea Guard; Internal Affairs Ministry: Donbas Battalion; Azov Battalion;	Donbass People's Militia
Strength
7 tanks ; 12+ APCs; 10+ trucks; 500 infantry	30+ tanks
Casualties and losses
3 tanks destroyed; 1 truck destroyed; 1 tank abandoned	2 tanks destroyed; 2 trucks destroyed or abandoned
	8 Russian civilians killed

In late August and early September 2014, Russian and Russian-backed separatist troops supporting the Donetsk People's Republic advanced on the government-controlled port city of Mariupol in southern Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. This followed a wide offensive by Russian-allied forces, which led to their capture of Novoazovsk to the east. Fighting reached the outskirts of Mariupol on 6 September.